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While there are waterproofed smartphones, most smartphones don't perform very well when splashed or dropped into water or other liquids. However, people get careless and there are now just as many of us bringing our smartphones into the bathroom with us for some light reading or media consumption. While taking your smartphone apart and drying it out may result in a working smartphone the next day other solutions like shaking it about or using a hair dryer (or worse) to evaporate the water may end up being the cause of permanent damage rather than the water itself. The Infographic below shows some facts, solutions and tips when dealing with smartphones and water damage.

Realising just how many people actually use self-shots (computer hardware reviewers, performers, newscasters, etc.) Canon have released the Legria mini camcorder featuring full HD 1080p video capture and an innovative design that should help make the whole process a lot easier. Other tech specs for the Legria mini camcorder include:

• 160 degree Ultra-wide angle lens (170 degrees for shots)
• 1/2.3-inch CMOS sensor
• DIGIC DV 4 processor
• 12.8MP camera sensor
• stereo audio
• built-in WiFi
• an iOS app
• DLNA support,
• features including time-lapse, slow motion and mirror image recording and playback

Samsung recently trademarked 7 new names under the USPTO (United States Patents and Trademarks Office) including Samsung Micro, Mobile Samsung 5G, Samsung Fit, Samsung Micro, Samsung Expo, Samsung Go, Samsung Pro and the S MUSICIAN. Quite obviously, the trademarks are for different things as the Mobile Samsung 5G indicates the 5G network that the company was said to have been working on (and supposedly already completed). The Samsung Expo could indicate a yearly event of some sort while the Samsung Micro, Go, Fit and Pro all sound like device names, perhaps for smartphones, fitness devices, tablets and other similar things. The S MUSICIAN on the other hand sounds like another 'S' feature ready to come out for Samsung's already extensive list of 'S' features, perhaps a ringtone maker for their upcoming smartphones. What do you think these names could be?

The recently released Samsung Galaxy S4 mini will apparently arrive in three new colours. These include the usually thematically named Scarlet Dawn, Bronze Autumn and Blue Iceberg, which basically means red, brown and blue. Check out the pics of the mini in all three colours below. Unfortunately, there isn't any mention when these colours will be available but the official announcement should be soon.

While other smartphone makers are chasing the highest megapixels for their cameras or pixel per inch pixel density for their screens, others are trying to make the record for the World's thinnest phone. This includes the BBK Vivo X3 which is now currently the thinnest phone in the world. Taking over from the previous champion the Huawei Ascend P6 with 6mm, it should be available within August. No news yet if it will only be available in China or how much it might cost but it sits on a very shaky throne as others, like the 5.6mm Umeox X5 are coming out soon as well. For now, take a look at all the comparison photos and see if you want the world's current thinnest phone.

The Nokia Lumia 520 remains the most popular Windows Phone device Nokia has to offer, and this time around Celcom are offering it for just RM188. As usual, the smartphone is for the Celcom First plans with a Mobile Internet plan, available under 12 months or 18 months contracts. For more details about the plans and packages check out the table below:

Seagate recently revealed that it is now shipping the industry's first enterprise solid state hybrid drive. Named the Enterprise Turbo SSHD it combines a 15K RPM hard disk drive with an SSD for mission critical data. The drive currently has capacities up to 600GB and is three times better than existing 15K RPM drives. Features for the Seagate Enterprise Turbo SSHD include:

• World’s Fastest Enterprise Hard Drive - ultra-fast speed with up to 3X increase in random performance over standard 15K-RPM drives.
• Industry’s First Enterprise SSHD - delivers transparent SSD-like performance to most heavily accessed data.
• Ultimate Capacity - features up to 600GB of capacity
• Affordably Priced - yields 3X the current mission critical HDD random performance at an HDD-comparable price.
• High-Reliability - provides enterprise endurance and reliability.

With the Motorola Moto X set to be announced tomorrow it seems apt to leak whatever we know about the upcoming smartphone. Apparently the phone will use Magic Glass which is a layer of Gorilla Glass molded to a special polymer, creating a continuous surface from the front to the edges of the device. The resulting smartphone will have a zero gap construction for a seamless look and feel, but hopefully allow for microSD expansion somehow. Other tech specs for the Motorola Moto X include:

• 1.7GHz Krait Processor
• 2GB RAM
• 16GB / 32GB storage + microSD
• 4.7-inch 720p display
• 10.5MP rear camera + 2.1MP front camera
• Android 4.3 Jelly Bean

For those not in the know (or aren't an Apple iOS developer) then know this, Apple's iOS 7 beta 4 has been released. Apart from the new features and bug fixes, going through the change log confirms a new fingerprint scanner for the upcoming Apple iPhone 5S. This was found by developer Hamza Sood who discovered a folder labeled "BiometricKitUI". This folder contained script which described processes that show a fingerprint scanner in action. This included statements like "a person holding an iPhone with their left hand while touching the Home button with their thumb" or "A fingerprint that changes colour during the setup process". This would be a definite change from the norm as most 'S' upgrades to the Apple iPhone have largely been software and not hardware related.

It appears that the Samsung Galaxy Note II is also getting a refresh as the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 powered version has made its way to China. Recently announced by China Mobile (which is the largest carrier in China) as the N7108D, the new version looks exactly the same as the old Samsung Galaxy Note II but has had a refresh in terms of the internal hardware. This includes FDD-LTE, TD-LTE and TD-SCDMA standards. The aforementioned chipset also upgrades the Mali 400 GPU with the much faster Adreno 320 while the 1.9GHz quad-core Krait 300 processor results in a benchmark that beats the older version with ease.